The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1887-07-20
DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
The Tempest.
"Arl there arose Il q great storm" ctc.-MAnl

The Tempest. '
"And there arose Il great Storm, 'ctc.-MARK
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TIDERIAs, Galilee, Gennesaret-thrce
names for the same lake. No other
gem ever had so beautiful q setting. It
lay in q scene Of great luxuriance: the
surrounding hills high, tcrraccd, slopcd,
groyed, 50 many hanging gardens Of
beauty, the waters iumbling down be-
tween rocks Of gray and red limestone,
Aaslling from the hills and bounding into
the sen. On the shore, were castles,
armed towers, Roman baths, everything
attractive and beautiful all styles Of
vegetation in shorter space than iii al
most any other space in all the world,
from the palln-treo Of the forest to the
trees Of rigorous climate.
1t seemed ms if the Lord had launch
ed one wave Of
BEAUTY ON ALL TIE SCENE,
md it hung and swung from rock and
hill and oleander. Roman gentlemen
in pleasure boats sailing tho lake, and
countrymen in ish-smaclss coming down
to drop their nets, pass each other with
nod and shout and laughter, or swing
ing idly at their moorings. Oh, whata
wonderful, what Il beautiful lake!
1t seems as if we shall have q quiet
night. Not Il leaf winkcd in tile air;
not q ripple disturbed the face Of Cen
l~lesarot; but there seems TO be q little
EXCITEMENT VI TILE BEACH,
and we hasten to sec what it is, and we
(. find it an c~mbarkation. From the west
crn shore q flotilla pushing out; not Il
squadron Of deadly armament, nor clip
per with valuable merchandise, nor
piratic vessels ready to destroy every
thing thoy could seize ; but u 10
tilla, bearing messengers Of life and
light and peace. Christ is III tho front
Of the boat. Ills disciples are in u
smaller boat. Jesus, weary with much
speaking to large muititudcs, is put
into somnolencc by tho rocking Of the
waves. Ii there was any motion at all
the ship was easily rightcd; if tho wind
passed from starboard to larboard, or
from larboard to starboard, the boat
would rock, and by the g%entleness of
the motion putting
TIE MASTER ASLEEP.
And they cxtemporized q pillow made
out Of a fsllerman'S coat. L think no
sooner is Christ PROSTATE, and Ills head
touched tho pillow, than 1Io is sound
asleep. The brccZes of the lake II
their fingers through the locks of the
worn sleeper, and tic boat rises and
falls like q sleeping child on the bosom
Of q sleeping mother. Calm night,
starry night, beautiful night. Kun up
all tho sails, ply all the oars, and let the
large boat and the small boat glide over
gentle Genncsarct. But the sailors say
there is going to be a change Of wealth
or. And even the passengers can hear
the moaning Of the storm, as it comes
Oil with great stride, and ill the tcrrors
Nl}UGlRlCANil ASH. p&i.NNl!y
The largo boat ticmDles IKE Il deer al
bay Onnng HE clansW cf the hounds,
great patcfes ~ foam are lung into lhC
hairithe Saiiso The vessel loosen, and
the blinrp 81 lads nraCi like pistols; tll
@lnalim bcttS ike lctrclS pOi5c OH Tic
cllU of the waves SIri ii,cn plungc.
Overheard 60 cargo, lackiing, and
mastS, and tho drcnched disciples rush
into tic back part Of tllo boat, and law
hold Of Christ, and say unto Him,
"Mastcr, carcst Thou not that we per
ish2" That great Parsonage lifts Ills
head from the pillow OF the lisllerman's
coat, walks TO Tho front OF tho vessel,
and looks out into the storm. All
around film are tho smaller boats,
driven III tho tempest, and through il
comes the cry OF drowning men. by
the flash OF the lightning | see the calm
brow of Christ us the spray dropped
from His beard. IIc has one word for
tho sky, and another for the waves.
Looking inward. He cries. ttPencn ;,
Looking downward, lie says "Bc still"
The waves fall Hat on their faces. the
foam melts, tho stars rc-light their
torches.
TIE TEMPEST FALLS DEAD,
and Christ stands with His feet on the
neck Of the storm. And while the sail
ors arc battling out the boats, and while
they arc trying to untanglc the cordage,
the disciples stand in amaZement, now
looking into the calm sea, then into the
calm sky, then into the calm Sayiour's
~countenance, and they cry out, "\Nhat
manner of man is this, that sven the
winds and the sen obey Him."
L. The subject in the first place i'm
presses inc with the fact that it is very
important to have
CHRIST WITH TIE SHIP
for all those boats would have gone to
the bottom Of Gcnnesarct if Christ had
not been present. Oh, what q lesson
for you and for me to learn We mu,t
always have Christ in the ship. What
rver voyage we undertake, into what
EVER enterprise we start. let us always
have Christ III the ship. Many OF YOU
IN these days Of revived commerce. n,o